Gonad maturity stages of Stephos longipes in the Southern Ocean

Females were stained in a Borax carmin solution for the exam- ination of the gonad maturation. Four different developmental stag- es of gonads were determined according to...采用硼砂卡红染液（Borax carmin solution）对雌性个体进行染色，以开展性腺成熟度的检测。依据……可确定四种不同的性腺发育阶段。